When and How to Trim, Prune and Cut back Camellias
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- In general, when and how to trim, prune and cut back Camellias is all about making sure you do so in such a way that your prized specimen will bloom again the following spring. Get the timing wrong on this and you could delay flowering until the year after next!
The same goes for a hard pruning, do so after flowering but this can still shock the plant preventing it from flowering the following year,
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Thanks very much, your video is very helpful.
Hi Noel, you are very welcome. Simon and Lorna
Great advice Simon thank you.
You are very welcome Nige. Simon
Great video! Thank you! 🌺
You are very welcome Elly. Simon 🙂
Thanks for info. Keen to use niwaki shaping of camellias (tree shaping) I am seeing flowers coming, but should I wait until all gone? Not fussed on flowers at present if that's the only threat of clipping pre/during bloom. Equally happy to wait
Hi Murry, I think niwaki shaping would look amazing on Camellia, an idea which I may well steal! Prune before blooms end, not once they have finished. You want to make your cuts before the new growth emerges to get the best effect. Kind regards, Simon
@@walkingtalkinggardeners sorry confused. Before bloom ends or before?
Hi Simon! I have a tiny tiny camellia plant (about a foot tall). I got it from a local nursery almost two years ago. I'm thinking of giving it slight trimming to ensure more branches. It's winter here where I live, and my buds are ready to bloom. Should I trim it right after all the buds flower? I'm scared because this is one plant that I've always wanted to have, and I don't want to take any risks with it😅
Thank you so much for your video and Happy New Year!!
Hi Samajhana, I wouldn't cut it while hour plant is this small plus the branches will naturally split anyway after flowering has ended. The slow growth you mention would be a concern though. So I would check the cultivar name to see how vigorous it should be. If the growth is stunted, then I would move to a more favourable site after flowering. Kind regards, Simon
Thank you
You are very welcome. Simon
Before the flowers fall off, not after they fall off.
Hi Simon, I have 2 plants about 8 ft tall with single stems which are too big for the space. They flowered really well this spring but I would like to cut them hard now rather than wait until next spring (in the UK ). I know I won't get any flowers next year but am happy to wait a year. What height should I take them down to, I would like much smaller shrub shaped plants in the future rather than single stem "tree" shapes.
Hi Anna, camellias are surprisingly robust when it comes to a hard cut. You can do it now, taking them down to between 2-3 ft. Good luck. Simon 🙂
How about cutting the top? The previous home owners planted one close to the house. I'm at a situation of either removing it completely, or cutting the top so it doesn't push into our roof.
That is no problem at all as Camellias can take a hard cut. Assuming you live in the northern hemisphere like the UK or USA and aren't worried about the flowers, then you can cut them now. If you want to enjoy the blooms first, then cut before the blooms come to an end but before the new spring growth commences so you still get next years flowers where you cut.. Kind regards, Simon
@@walkingtalkinggardeners I really appreciate the info. We're currently in a beautiful bloom so it would be ideal to have it done right after it's finished. We have plans to have the front landscape redone here in the next week. So this was the conflict we're dealing with (removing it or trim) I'll try and include a link to a picture so you can see how it looks.
drive.google.com/file/d/11hlMyAyTJJeDhgKlIXmD4r3X1do4llTZ/view
I have a 12ft high beautiful Camelia absolutely bursting with flowers but its over hanging a neighbours garden and when it rains or high winds they get a lot of petals blown in.How do l cut it back or down a bit at the neighbours side without hurting it?
Hi Sylvia, and thanks for your question. The best time of the year to cut his would be over the summer. The plant will be dormant and you will also be removing the flower buds preventing the petal drop in the spring. However flowers will still get blown in from the rest of the plant if the wind is in the right direction. You can give your neighbour permission to cut it if they feel its a nuisance or you will need their permission to get access to it from their garden. Either way you will need a ladder to access the height which is a safety risk to you. Just make sure your cutting tools are sterilized first to prevent any contamination. Kind regards, Simon
Hi Simon.Thank you so much for your reply.Very helpful.
You are very welcome. Simon
I'm cutting 10ft at 12 inches (African size) to slim down the bush...
I like your style, but unfortunately I am not aware of what 'African size' means in relation to this. Good luck with your 10ft at 12 inches, I'm not sure what that means either but I'm sure you'll do fine. Simon
This was very helpful and gave me confidence to 'trim' a very large and overgrown camellia.
BUT - the background noise was far too intrusive and made it difficult to hear you sometimes. Please consider a foam covered mic. Thanks again J
No need to worry. If you check my old videos, I have republished this one without background music. Kind regards Simon
It's a potted camellia that goes outside in the spring and comes in in late fall first time with this problem
There are frost tender camellias, but we tend not to see them for sale here in the uk. So assuming it's a hardy camellia, it will probably perform far better planted out in the garden. A retail will sell a camellia in a nice pot, but that doesn't mean it's good for the plant. Hence the problem you sre experiencing now. I hope this helps. Simon
I am from India, now summer is running and monsoon is coming, would you please tell me what is the perfect time to pruning and reporting camelia plant? Now our Local temperature is 35-40 c.
Hi Sumit, and thank you for your question. If you want to ensure flowers the following year, then you should always prune immediately after flowers. If you cut later on in the year then you ridk removing the juvenile flower buds. If you are repotting from one pot to another then it doesn't matter on the time of year. Don't tease the roots. just leave the rootball intact.
@@walkingtalkinggardeners Thank you for your proper advice 😊
I’m still confused when I can cut back my Camellia in Texas
It will be just before the end of flowering. If you are not worried about the following seasons flowers then you can hard cut now. Best wishes, Simon
Great info , but the music is to loud and distracting
Sorry Denise, we have softened to music on all out recent videos as we found this to be a bit of an issue on our earliervideos. My apologies, Simon
It's a helpful video. Thankyou. If I might add, it would be better if the person off camera doesn't butt in with anecdotes. Its offputting for the viewer and a bit annoying. Let the guy just talk without interrupting.
Thanks Ajessm. I appreciate your thoughts on this. We will take that into consideration in our next video. Kind regards Simon
My camellia is in a pot inside and dying after being so beautiful and flowering
Hi Carmen and sorry to hear about your camellia. I was wondering why you had it inside? It won't like the winter warmth and low light levels of being indoors. Simon
Have you checked for vine weevils that might be eating the roots?
Background noise and monotonous music makes this video hard to hear.
Hi Karen, sorry about that. We filmed it at RHS Wisley, which, although amazing, had their camellia gardens close to the motorway - hence the background noise issue. Kind regards Simon